{"id":24264,"date":"2025-04-18T14:52:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/avifauna\/grey-heron\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:01:19","slug":"grey-heron","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/en\/avifauna\/grey-heron\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey Heron"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24264\" class=\"elementor elementor-24264 elementor-16184\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247a81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247a81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed208a\" data-id=\"6ed208a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3036ff elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c3036ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ficedula.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Airone-cenerino_Samir_Primavera-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Foto di: Samir Primavera\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Foto di: Samir Primavera\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcbe18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bcbe18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">The Gray Heron is a large bird, characterized by a slender body and long legs. Its plumage is predominantly gray with darker shades on the wings and back, while the neck is white with black streaks. The head is adorned with a black cap. It feeds mainly on fish, frogs, and small aquatic invertebrates, which it catches with its long, pointed bill. This heron prefers wetland habitats such as lakes, rivers, and marshes. Nesting occurs in the spring; the species is colonial, and nests are built in trees.       <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b133c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b133c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Situation in Italian-Speaking Switzerland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69e84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69e84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">The Gray Heron is a very common sight in Italian-speaking Switzerland. It can often be seen along waterways and in wetlands, but also in meadows, where it feeds mainly on voles and other small mammals. The species nests in various parts of the canton, including Le Bolle and the Magadino Plain, but colonies of these herons are also found in the Lugano area.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8999b58\" data-id=\"8999b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c306551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ecolar_project_info\" data-id=\"c306551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ecolar_project_info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-wrapper\">\r\n            <div class=\"ecolar-protfolio-info-list\">\r\n                <ul>\r\n                                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